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The boy inside the man

The little boy does not grow

into a man

The man grows around the boy

and encapsulates his innocence

Becoming a hard shell that is resistant to being cracked open

Nothing within gets out

Nothing without gets in

. . . the boy inside the man

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South-by-Southwest

75 / M / Birmingham , Alabama

Published: Feb 5
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